February tatting

First, let me thank all of you who responded to my request for help. I really appreciate your input, and I will share your responses with Etta. If anyone else has something to add, please feel free to let me know!

Today I finished round 4 of my Concentric Rectangles doily. I really like this pattern, and my shuttles are wound and ready for the final round!

I apologize for the dark pictures. I turned on every light in the living room, and this is what I got! I'm very please with what I accomplished in February. I'm not sure I can keep up the pace in March, but I'm sure going to give it the old college try!

HELP!

My friend Etta emailed me today with a tatting question. I admit it... I'm stumped!

We're looking at the book 24 Snowflakes in Tatting by Lene Bjorn, 20. December. Has anyone tatted this snowflake? Part of my problem is that I can only find my Danish copy of the book right now. The English version is probably tucked away in a project bag with a partially finished snowflake attached.

The question is how to proceed with M through P. Can you help? Etta and I would very much appreciate any insight you can provide!

I haven't taken any time to tat yet today. However, I did finish weaving this super soft scarf! I haven't decided what I want to do with the fringe yet, so I've just left it long until I make a decision.

My 13-year-old granddaughter Eva was baptized today. It was quite an emotional and joyous event! I have never seen so many people so excited in one place. There must have been a dozen baptisms today: middle school students, a newly married couple, a couple expecting their first baby. I think there were just as many adults as students. I've never been to a baptism event like this before. I'm used to infant baptisms. It really was quite moving!

A great day for tatting!

We went up to Alison's to work on her bathroom again. Although Dave accomplished a great deal, it's not done yet. So, while Dave worked, I tatted!

On the drive up, I worked on my latest Spinning Wheel glass mat. I didn't get very far, but that's okay. I'm really not in a rush.

I'm really pleased with the progress I made on my Concentric Rectangles doily. With luck, I'll finish this round tomorrow!

I've already decided which color I will use for the last round. Can you guess which color I chose?

Starting round 4

I knew that I wanted round 4 of my Concentric Rectangles doily to be in Lizbeth Wedgewood DK, so my shuttles were already wound and ready to go. This pattern is so easy to tat, and I love the way it looks! I haven't decided yet if the final round will be in the Leaf Green Lt or the Antique Violet Med. I know which one I'm leaning toward today. Which one would you choose?

My newest Spinning Wheel glass mat is in size 20 Lizbeth, Vineyard Harvest #131. I think I'm going to love this one!

Snow day part 2

We had no school again today. Many of the roads were drifted closed, and there was no way for traffic to get through. In fact, our little town made the Chicago news with 50 - 70 cars/semis stranded in snow drifts east of town, about three miles south of us.

We live on a north/south road, so we didn't have as much drifting. However, it was pretty slick. These people slid off the road and into the ditch right by our mailbox. Luckily, they were able to get a tow truck and were on their way in about a half hour.

I did get quite a bit of housework done today, probably because I broke the chores into 15-20 minute segments. As a reward for cleaning, I gave myself plenty of time to tat! So, I was able to finish the third round of my Concentric Rectangles doily. I'm sure we'll be back in school tomorrow, so there won't be much progress made before the weekend.

I do like this pattern, but I think I'll hold off on the tablecloth idea. It will be interesting to see how long it takes me to tat the next two rounds!

Snow day tatting

We had a snow day today, which was very odd since the weather has been so warm lately. I'm really hoping that the plows can clear the road tonight. It's pretty nasty out there!

The upside is that I had some extra tatting time today!

I finished the second round of my Concentric Rectangles doily. The pattern is really easy to follow. I did make a few mistakes that I had to fix, but that was probably because I was watching t.v. while I was tatting. :-)

This evening I finished my newest Spinning Wheel glass mat. This one is in size 20 Lizbeth, Antique Violet Med. #640. It's time to reload my shuttles!

Concentric Rectangles

While browsing the Internet for hanky edging ideas, I found a pattern for a Concentric Rectangles doily.

This is the center of the doily. Once the pattern is memorized, the doily can be any size you like! Maybe I should attempt a tatted tablecloth for my dining room table. ;-)